Tinted contact lenses with combined limbal ring and iris patterns
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
InventorsJack W. Bowers, Jerry Dukes, Karin D. McCarthy, Angie Bowers
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Abstract
The invention provides tinted contact lenses that include a limbal ring that serves to enhance the definition of the wearer's iris resulting in the iris appearing larger to viewer's of the lens wearer. The lens also incorporates a plurality of tapered spokes that overlie a portion or all of the of the wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention may be used as cosmetic lenses for enhancing or altering an individual's iris.
Claims18
A contact lens, comprising a limbal ring comprising an annular band of color having an inner and an outer border and a plurality of tapered spokes extending inwardly towards the lens' center from the inner border of the limbal ring, each of the tapered spokes comprising a solid, substantially triangular-shaped structure.
A contact lens, comprising a limbal ring comprising an annular band of color and having an inner and an outer border and a plurality of tapered spokes extending inwardly towards the lens' center from the inner border of the limbal ring wherein an innermost border of the spokes is located about 6.5 mm or more from the lens' geometric center.
A method of enhancing an iris, comprising providing a contact lens comprising a limbal ring comprising and annular band of color and having an inner and an outer border and a plurality of tapered spokes extending inwardly towards the lens' center from the inner border of the limbal ring, each of the tapered spokes comprising a solid, substantially triangular-shaped structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.